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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
May. 16, 1997
Jean de Bellefeuille, Brunswick, ME (US);
Steven Wade Rogers, Conway, AR (US);
George Michael Gill, Vilonia, AR (US);
Michael John Kling, III, Little Rock, AR (US);
Michael Lloyd Baird, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alan David Casby, Conway, AR (US);
Patrick B. O'Mahony, Cork City, IE;
John C. Brennan, Carrigrohane, IE;
Ju Zheng, Little Rock, AR (US);
Gary L. Sandusky, Prosper, TX (US);
Snap-On Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to computerized vehicle servicing and diagnostic systems that communicate with or access remotely located computers via the Internet that have pre-stored data or utilize pre-store data and parameters. The present system provides a navigational framework with two modules, the Menu Mode (random) and the Wizard Mode (sequential). The Menu Mode provides direct access to any required process and Wizard Mode provides a flexible control of process sequences and allows for user modification.